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#477802 Color

#477802 is rgb(71, 120, 2) in RGB, hsl(85, 97%, 24%) in HSL, and about cmyk(41%, 0%, 98%, 53%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Metallic Green (#296E01), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.67. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#477802
HEX#477802
RGBrgb(71, 120, 2)
HSLhsl(85, 97%, 24%)
HSVhsv(85, 98%, 47%)
CMYKcmyk(41%, 0%, 98%, 53%)
OKLCHoklch(51.7% 0.143 132.1)
LABlab(45.46% -30.06 48.52)
LCHlch(45.46% 57.08 121.78)

What #477802 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #477802, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every green in the library.

#477802 Channel Values

How #477802 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 71 · G 120 · B 28-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 85° · S 97% · L 24%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 85° · S 98% · V 47%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 41% · M 0% · Y 98% · K 53%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.31:1 vs white · 3.96:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #477802 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text5.31:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.96:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #477802

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #477802; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #477802

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #477802.

How #477802 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#477802
Protanopia#717104
Protanomaly#637403
Deuteranopia#6B6B0D
Deuteranomaly#5E7009
Tritanopia#537171
Tritanomaly#4F7459
Achromatopsia#6B6B6B

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #477802 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-477802: #477802;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #477802;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-477802': '#477802' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.278, green: 0.471, blue: 0.008)
Android XML<color name="color_477802">#477802</color>
SVG fillfill="#477802"

More Green Colors

#477802 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#477802 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #477802?

#477802 is a dark green — rgb(71, 120, 2) in RGB and hsl(85, 97%, 24%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Metallic Green (#296E01), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.67.

What is the RGB value of #477802?

#477802 is rgb(71, 120, 2) — red 71, green 120, and blue 2 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #477802?

#477802 converts to approximately cmyk(41%, 0%, 98%, 53%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #477802 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #477802 scores 5.31:1 against white and 3.96:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #477802 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #477802 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is olivedrab (#6B8E23) at a CIE76 distance of 10.88, which is visibly different.

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